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The Resilient Society: On volunteering, civil society and corporate community involvement in transition

Meijs, Meijs, L.C.P.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004

Changes in the Dutch non-profit regime necessitate the direct participation of citizens and businesses in non-profit organisations. Dutch society must re-invent the commitment of citizens, businesses, foundations, universities and various other organisations by increasing both ‘community...

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Corporate Social Responsibility in Large Family and Founder Firms

Block, Joern H.; Wagner, Wagner, M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2010

Based on arguments about long-term orientation and corporate reputation, we argue that family and founder firms differ from other firms with regard to corporate social responsibility. Using Bayesian analysis, we then show that family and founder ownership are associated with a lower level of...

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Much Ado About Nothing: A conceptual critique of CSR

van Oosterhout, van Oosterhout, J.; Heugens, Heugens, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2006

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a nominal term clearly resonates with scholars and practitioners alike. As a scientific concept, however, it has often been criticized for its lack of definitional precision and poor measurement. In this paper we review and assess intensional and...

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Making Retail Supply Chains Sustainable: Upgrading Opportunities for Developing Country Suppliers under Voluntary Quality Standards

van Wijk, van Wijk, J.C.A.C.; Danse, Danse, M.; van … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2008

This paper examines the sustainability claims of private quality standards, voluntary adopted by supermarket to improve … the quality of products in respect of food safety, and environmental and social sustainability. The concept of … ‘sustainability’ is defined as the opportunity for upgrading by developing country suppliers in the retail supply chains. The paper …

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Reinventing Strategic Philanthropy: the sustainable organization of voluntary action for impact

Meijs, Meijs, L.C.P.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2010

Philanthropic organizations have recently started to focus on how to invest their resources in a way that will really make a difference to society. Strategic philanthropy is the new concept for voluntary action for the public good to create a valuable sustainable impact! This inaugural address...

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Societal Innovation: between dream and reality lies complexity

Rotmans, Rotmans, J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2005

of environment, sustainability, governance, transitions and system innovations. …

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De Ratio van Corporate Governance

de Jong, de Jong, A. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2006

Abe de Jong (1970) is Professor in Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance at RSM Erasmus University. He obtained a PhD in finance at Tilburg University (1999). His research and teaching interests are in the area of empirical corporate finance and include capital structure choice, dividend...

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Corporate Finance In Europe Confronting Theory With Practice

Brounen, Brounen, D.; de Jong, de Jong, A.; Koedijk, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2004

In this paper we present the results of an international survey among 313 CFOs on capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure, and corporate governance. We extend previous results of Graham and Harvey (2001) by broadening their sample internationally, by including corporate governance,...

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Accommodating Two Worlds in One Organization: Changing Board Models in Agricultural Cooperatives

Bijman, Bijman, W.J.J.; Hendrikse, Hendrikse, G.W.J.; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2012

While most economic organisation literature on cooperatives has focused on changes in income rights, we study changes in the allocation of decision rights between board of directors (representing members) and managers. The traditional role of the board is to direct the activities of the...

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Corporate Governance and Acquisitions: Acquirer Wealth Effects in the Netherlands

de Jong, de Jong, A.; van der Poel, van der Poel, A.M.; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2007

We examine 865 acquisitions by Dutch industrial firms over the period 1993–2004. Theoretical work based on principal–agent problems predicts that managers of exchange-listed corporations may pursue acquisitions even when these do not add value for the shareholders. Corporate governance...

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